The House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Unspent Funds by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) has queried the Nigeria Customs Services for bloated figures in its capital components, which is not in line with the Appropriation Act.
The committee, which is investigating zonal intervention and unspent funds by MDAs, issued the query on Tuesday in Abuja.
The lawmaker frowned at 191 contracts worth over N1 billion awarded in one day by the customs without due process.
He said: “This is not acceptable and parliament will not condone any breach of Acts of parliament no matter the reason.
“These expenditures does not reflect what is approved in the budget and it is in clear breach of the Public Procurement Act.”
Ali pleaded for more time to correct the discrepancies in the agency’s financial statements, pledging that the corrected copy will be submitted immediately.
The committee then adjourned hearing and the chairman ruled that the committee would critically look into the records of the service when submitted with the view to unearthing any irregularity in line with the committee’s mandate.
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